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Daire McCann
162 High Road
Wood Green, N22 6EB.
0777 452 8890
[email protected]
Nationality
Dual US/EU citizenship.
Profile
Proficient in new media/web technologies from a visual design
perspective with over four years of commercial experience with
eLearning leader, SkillSoft, developing media-rich interactive
content for low-bandwidth delivery for clients such as Microsoft,
Dell, Macromedia, and Cisco (12.2000 - 05.2004).
Full development-cycle and optimization knowledge, including
the ability to work within a coordinated team as well as individually.
Now seeking opportunity to broaden and consolidate my technical
and design skills.
(References available on request.)
Online Portfolio
http://www.4unlimitedhosting.com/webdesign
Skills
• Flash MX Developer course - IACT
• Instructional interactive design
• Certificate Audiovisual Applications accredit. Institute of
Commercial Management (2000)
• Macromedia Flash4 Advanced Certificate accredit. Siemens
Centre for Advanced Technology Training (2002)
• Audio Visual Multimedia – Soundforge/Fruityloops/Cubase
• Motion graphics – digital video manipulation
• HTML, DHTML, Actionscript, JavaScript, XML, CSS, PHP
• Aware of current Web technologies/design trends and issues
• Contract site interface design/development
• Contract print design and clothing print design
• Graphic/motion graphic optimisation for web delivery
• Contract Flash/Animated Gif banner advertisements
Software
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premier
• Adobe AfterFX
• Adobe ImageReady
• Macromedia Flash MX
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Macromedia Fireworks
• MS Visual SourceSafe
• MS Office
• MS Frontpage
• 3D MAX
• 3D Flash Animator
• Vecta3D
• SoundForge
• Cubase
• Fruityloops
Projects
• Beta2/ZeroTolerance ePromo. (2000) Offline e(lectronic) Promo(tional) project to showcase Drum and Bass Dublin
DJ/producers, signed internationally. Utilising Flash and Photoshop, the interactive presentation features a
comprehensive list of releases from the artists, labels they are with, internal audio track with controls, and personal profile
sections. Small enough in file size to email.
• SkillSoft: User Interface Redesign (2001)
Handpicked for a special project to visually enhance the Customer Control Panel interface elements.
Backgrounds, interface color schemes, and icon redesign all had to be developed while liaising with
backend coding team. Icon redesign necessitated pixel drawing in Photoshop as icon work area was
16x16 pixels.
• SkillSoft: Site Design (2002)
Selected from internal development team to graphically enhance a dummy website being used for
interactive content development for Microsoft. This involved liaising with the Internal Technical
Consultant to give the site a more realistic look. Changes developed in Photoshop included font
adjustments, header logo redesign, and alternative layout suggestions.
• www.bounce-online.com (03.2002)
Project to build a complete brand identity for a DJ collective, contained in a flash interface.
The site had to be clean, intuitive to navigate, and succinct for potential venue managers and
promoters. Features include streaming mixes encoded as RealPlayer files. Part of a complete
brand identity experiment including custom T-shirt design, and CD inlay print design.
• FMP CD ROM #01. (05.2003)
Offline interactive presentation using 3DMAX, Flash and Photoshop, built with prospective advertising
agencies in mind. Features include internal interactive navigation system, contact details links,
and cross platform accessability (.exe/.mov).
• Rhazel eFlyer. (08.2003)
Interactive flyer for premier Hip-Hop artist developed using Flash and Photoshop. Features include
embedded links to URL’s and static character animation.
• www.remedyireland.com (03.2004)
A website for Dublin’s top independent events promoter to accompany printed promotional
material. Technologies employed were html, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, Flash,
and Javascript. Features include a floating menu, mailout form, and externally loading gallery.
In development, the site was 2.7Mb, after image optimization and sourcefile clear out = 260kb.
• www.iaah-online.com (04.2004)
Site development for Irish Association of Art Historians with the aim of modernizing their online
presence and developing the growth of their organization through global links to similar organizations.
Clean site design through CSS formatting and content editing for screen consumption along with
a printable membership form and intuitive internal linking achieved the clients’ aims.
• www.tcd.ie/haematology (06.2004)
Clinicians website for Dublin’s top university faculties intranet. Consisting of 28 pages,
the site employs CSS and PHP technologies. Custom graphic headers were created using
Photoshop in conjunction with hi-res photographic imagery. The site had to serve as an
academic enticement to foreign postgraduate students, while reflecting the groundbreaking
research achievements of the unit. The site had to concur with the university web
administration’s stringent and comprehensive guidelines (WC3 Level 2 accessability).
• Contract Web Design – Continuum Technologies (09.2004)
Design and site development for this award-winning web design agency, implementing
cut-ups of other designers Photoshop layouts, header creation, inner page design.
Liaising with senior designers, web admin, and project management staff to pick up
and continue design briefs on short notice.